Malodorous consequences: What comprises negligence in anosmia litigation?

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 216-222

  Svider, Peter F ^a   Mauro, Andrew C ^b   Eloy, Jean Anderson ^c,d,e   Setzen, Michael ^f   Carron, Michael A ^a   Folbe, Adam J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^e NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^f NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Hyposmia; Informed consent; Litigation; Malpractice; Negligence; Rhinologic; Rhinology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSGEUSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLIGENCE; ORAL SURGERY; OTOLARYNGOLOGIST; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ANOSMIA; HYPOSMIA; INFORMED CONSENT; LITIGATION; MALPRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; RHINOLOGIC; RHINOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINOPLASTY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895499387     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21257     Document Type: Article

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